Film bodies busy holding too many meetings

If you’ve got power, show it. And what better way of doing it in Bengal than holding meetings! After the

Dhanukas

were forced to cancel their UK shoot and recorded

huge losses

, the two

film bodies

—

Eastern India Motion Pictures Association

(EIMPA) and Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India — have been meeting too often. One such meeting also had He Who Must Not Be Named in attendance. When he asked why his films never faced shooting problems, another voice pointed out that he was simply too powerful for that! In fact, even within EIMPA, members are murmuring about blatant misuse of power and the one-sidedness of those on top. The Dhanukas, who have slapped a legal notice on the Federation, were also disappointed that EIMPA did little to sort things out. Even as support for the Dhanukas grew, You Know Who backtracked on Federation and EIMPA jointly blacklisting the Dhanukas. I hear some big actors and directors have joined hands to broker peace between the warring parties. But in this industry, friendship is as transient as enmity.